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Today in Black America - October 4

POSTED: October 04, 2024, 7:30 am

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The New York Times

U.S. Ports to Reopen After Longshoremen Suspend Strike

Barack Obama will campaign for Kamala Harris in a final election push.

3 Former Officers Acquitted of Most Serious Charge in Tyre Nichols’s Death


The Washington Post

Trump’s Jan. 6 role back in focus as he readies new stolen election claims

Longshoremen agree to suspend strike; ports reopen on East and Gulf coasts


Liz Cheney rallies with Harris, implores nation to reject ‘depraved cruelty’ of Trump



The Associated Press


Filing in Trump case details remarkable schism with Pence over rejecting 2020 election loss

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating



USA Today


Did migrants try to hijack school buses? Here's what really happened

'Take action now': Inside the race to alert residents of Helene's wrath


Liz Cheney uses Republican party birthplace to call for Harris support



NJ.com

N.J. university won’t ditch ‘grandiose’ statue of slave-owning president. But it might move it.

Dozens of women and 4 girls filmed by hidden camera inside bathroom at N.J. mall; teen is arrested


Company hired to replace dangerous lead pipes in Newark faked $10.2M in work, feds say


The Los Angeles Times

Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tough on crime, new poll finds


Reversal clears LAPD officer faulted for firing two extra bullets in fatal 2020 shooting


Calmes: Donald Trump turns on a firehose of lies as the election nears. It matters



The Chicago Sun-Times


Emboldened by CPS strife, CTU critics pour more cash into school board elections

Head of CPD drug investigations is finalist for Iowa police chief job — and is saddled with mountain of debt

Early voting begins, and Chicagoans line up to vote for Kamala Harris, Donald Trump — and Jill Stein


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Georgia preps for fight as feds expose horrific prison conditions

Georgia’s voting law is having a larger impact on Black voters than white voters

Georgia’s plan to count ballots by hand could slow election results but ensure accuracy




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